The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-07-21
THE BIG REUNION
IN THIS CITY AUGUST so TO go
Meeting Of the Executive Committee las,
Evsning-1ho Signal Corps Represen.
ted-Taik of u Dig Pyroteehnic Dis. (.
playa Very Nice Contribution.

union Executive Committee Was held last
evening. Tho reports showed that every.
thing was in the advanced stage Of pre-.
paration that should DO apparent month
from the opening Of tho Reunion. Judge
Melvin prsalded and nearly all the mem.
bers were on hand. 1t was decided TO
order another lot Of the large posters, 80
that ono may DO mailed to every postolicc
in three States. The letting Of privileges
and care Of tho grounds were given In
charge Of Capt. ]. A. Faris, who after July
20 will have an office on tho fair grounds
and be lound there a part Of every day.
The City Council will be requested by a
committee appointed last night to grant
the committee the use Of tho old court
house ss q general central headquarters
for tho Reunion, the committee to remove
all furniture and replace II in good order.
THE SIGNAL CoRrs.
II has been proposed to have repre-
sentaton OF Signal corps veterans, with
tho flags used during tho war in trans.
hitting messsgeu, In the procession on
Grand Army day, and perhaps have an
exempliiication OF signal telegraphy al
some time during tho reunion. By re.
Quest Of the committee Capt. BAIL T
bowers, OF New MartinBvile, a member o.
the SsnM aeis'ee ih tae any, ,S. p,o n,
ens laet nisns' aau "s.ei '' van, .H.a W. W.
, TUG matter, ~ M"s iequesDvu " 'aAe nEie
anu gwen iIla posel " aIt - ~ 10 10 R' Nv =
9le WI" III tIe PIo.vss,Jh to,9 "'i .,; 70
sIenM squ"u' Liou'''u' p'A''us o'sna
] lags; , .,u ;,uo,,,,,o ,,,, a.,
tis utSnIu' nnu ,;., p,ooI h"o 'nns oa Wv
uesile WIN pe Ieal'Ldu, " nave speeiha
: nleht tialns Ieavc tle "! e'eiH ns,i
curing the reunion oh ail tle lAia a.,a;s
inis VIII enapie the pe1pte W lelhaii
mere unsl. 'he c'ose VI III ,' ,n1 eAoi'i'ee
} ano iesufn iioiio 'n' '"''e "'su''
FIREWORKS.
The matter of a display OF fireworks on
Inigbs of the Reunion was mentioned las
niSht, The idea is to hava display sucl
as was never seen here before, with eever
al large set pieces made TO order, and 9th
er pieces, Decides mynaus Oh 1ockets ane
the IKE. Inc secretary %ss lnsslucsea u
OBTAIN prices from a!l the ihlse hHhutac
turers. Al the mex. messing .nis niat ,.h
VIII De given lh1o tne nanos VI SUI
committee:
Inc chairman OF l19 flnance ooniinis
tee yestefGsy received rom batlinoie tn
check Of the Bs!timore x ohio hailios'
company ior soQo. II the otner failroaa
: come down as handsomely the country
tees WORK VIII DC rendered ilsht, thouSi
: as yet not nearly enough money 70 90 thi
\ sort oil thing rlsht mas oeeh !a'seu
q however, ihs alsns arc 81 encouraging.
: The RpeciSl ponce question ls neln8 quI.
considered oy the Gohnlttee, put pihn
are not yet perfected anu large ngmoe
oispeciai oihcefs' ~ 0otn night anu Gay
VIII be necessary. 1ney VIII PlopaDiy u
!, placed IN charae OF me regular lo!ce
!, VINO Will act temporarily as Iounosmei
. and sergeants:
: The COMMITTEES on Muslc mas us PFC
efSmme pretty wei! outlined, ana WIN II
lew days submit its plans 10 me ExecG
tive Committee Tor approval. some craci
military BANDS VIII Dc on hand.
THE "EEGuLARs."
Maior Thomas H. Norton hss made ,
SUGGESTION which, if it can be carried out
viii add much to the Reunion. 1t ia Ina
,ba nparrIa- Rr;ga1an which 10 an